I have to say, and this is coming from someone who is anything but a controversial figure, the intellectual landscape is so polarized nowadays that people are either afraid to articulate thoughts (the fear of being judged, or worse) or, on the contrary, deploy full-on rage mode and share opinions in ultra-polarizing manners.


The result?


Debates, if we can even call them that anymore, end up suffering. And this is not just something specific to economics, not by a long shot. We live in a world where common sense discussions become increasingly difficult to come by. A status quo which results in society as a whole suffering.


Everything has to be "edgy" and bombastic apparently. Who needs calm, rational discussions anymore?


In my opinion, we do. All of us. And desperately so. Yet instead of collectively coming to this realization, it seems everyone is busy digging deeper ideological trenches. Not only does this hinder progress, the consequences or let's say potential consequences can get much worse. So bad that I do not even want to address them just yet. Perhaps I will do so in future videos but for now, I felt the need to vent :(